First Elk - Arlington, WY

[memtb]

Congratulations on getting your first elk……and a pretty darn good one!

Glad you had a good hunt here in Wyoming! memtb

 

[ObiJohn]

That is a great bull... looks like an older one. Congratulations!

 

[1wildcatfan]

Funny you say that... when the guide & I got to the bull, he said " do you know what the best thing is" ...... I said " you are happy to be done w/ me?" he laughed & said " no we can get the truck right to him! ". Gutted him, winched him right into pickup!

Congrats.
Did the elk die on a two track or did the guide go cross country to retrieve him?

 

[dmj]

Very nice bull. Congratulations. Going to be hard to top that one. Thank you for sharing.

 

[tim1457]

Congratulations, very nice bull. Thanks for sharing!

 

[scrmblr1982cj8]

Congratulations on a tremendous trophy!

 

[highfinblue]

Congratulations on a very nice bull

 

[257WHBY13]

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing, WY is beautiful!

Thanks!

Congrats.
Did the elk die on a two track or did the guide go cross country to retrieve him?

The Elk was about 20 yards from an farm road

 

[BillLarson]

Went on my first Elk hunt with Tyler Sims Outfitters in Arlington, WY. Had an awesome guide named Aaron, who put up w/ my slow, gasping ways as we hiked. Saw a ton of Elk every day, but on day four in a fog, got 383 yards away from a big herd. I got this bull @ 383 yards with my 8mm Remington Magnum. Made a good first shot and he ran in a semi-circle about 30 yards and hit him again. Bullet was Sierra 220 grain Gameking going about 2300 fps on impact; weighed 158.6 grains for 72 % retention weight.

Thanks again to all the staff at Tyler Sims Outfitters!! Great group to hunt with!!






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Great bull..... great gun and ammo performance....

 

[ridgewalker]

I assume you hunted the Snowy Range area? It is beautiful! Never hunted it except for coyotes, but I have fished it a lot. Not bad fishing.
I have seen big herds of elk there in the winter.
Congratulations on a fine bull! The 8mm REM Mag is a great elk round.